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Col. Steve Parham ....................CS CommanderMaj. Deidre Musgrave ........................PA OfficerStaff Sgt. Jackquline Moore ..............PA NCOICSgt. Latasha Williams ............................PA NCODana Elise Smith ..........................Videographer

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Technology is always movingforward, there is alwayssomething new that is faster,

better and of course more expen-sive than the last version that wasjust introduced one month ago.

I am always amazed at howpowerful and how quickly tech-nology has engulfed our societyand our daily routine.

Did you know that on August12, 1981, IBM released its firstversion of the personal computer?Now-a-days we can’t live withoutthe cell phone, our computers atwork and of course our computersat home.

Technology is great, when itworks, but all of today’s moderntechnology makes me think abouttimes when TV and cell phoneswere not the center of our atten-tion.

Yes, technology has improvedour productivity, efficiency andtimeliness, but do you remember a

time when you could drive downthe interstate or highway withoutseeing nine out of ten drivers ontheir cell phone?

My point is just this, eventhough today’s technology makeslife more accessible, let’s notleave out the things that make ourlife worth living; like our family,personal safety and the safety ofour team. Regardless the situation,do not text and drive!

Team, help me welcome thenew177th Armored BrigadeCommander Col. Dale Kuehl andhis wife Ellen of Huntsville, Ala.Col. Kuehl completed a change ofcommand with Col. William W.Prior on July 29.

Col. Prior, I wish you the verybest for retirement and your futureendeavors. Thank you for yourexemplary service and dedicationto the mission of training andmobilizing soldiers at CampShelby Joint Forces Training

Center. God Speed to you, yourwife Marilyn and your childrenDaniel, Rachel and Amanda.

Team, also help me welcomeCol. Christopher S. Forbes ofGreenville, S.C. as the incomingcommander for the 158th InfantryBrigade as we bid farewell to Col.Thomas S. Hollis.

Thank you Col. Hollis for yourdedication and service to ournation through the training andmobilization efforts that ensuremission success for the steadfasttroops that are headed into harm’sway to continue the fight for free-dom.

Best of luck in your new dutyassignment as the chief of theMission command Center ofExcellence at Fort Leavenworth,Kan.

Our mission continues as weprepare to welcome the 37thInfantry Brigade Combat Teamfrom the Ohio Army National

Guard in October and the 27thInfantry Brigade Combat Teamfrom the New York ArmyNational Guard in November.

We will also be welcoming ourfamily and friends fromMississippi as the 112th MilitaryPolice Battalion of the MississippiArmy National Guard begins theirtraining in August. Stay focusedand continue the standard ofexcellence that identifies CampShelby above the rest.

School is back in session andthe school busses are running likeclockwork. Please ensure that youare safe on the roadways travelingto and from Camp Shelby. Becautious near school crossings andobey posted speed limits in schoolzones.

Thanks to all of you for yourdedicated support as we continuethe mission of mobilizing anddemobilizing American Heroes. Itis an honor and a privilege to

assist America’s finest patriots asthey embark on their journey forthe continued fight for freedom.Thank you for all that you do andkeep up the good work.

May God continue to bless you,your families, and this great coun-try that we are so lucky to havethe honor to serve.

“SOLDIERS FIRST”!

Do you remember life without a cell phone?

Col. Steve Parham

SOLDIERContinued from Page 1

Camp Shelby poolThe CSJFTC pool located in

bldg 1482 is open Wednesdaythrough Sunday 12 p.m. to 8p.m. It’s closed Mondaythrough Tuesday. POC 601-558-2220.

Surf the InternetCamp Shelby has an Internet

Café located on 26th Street bldg2614 and the hours of opera-tions are Monday- Friday 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. and Saturdayand Sunday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.which is free to the Soldiers.

The American Grill has inter-net service available but there isa fee. The hours of operationsare Monday – Friday 8 a.m.-7p.m. Saturday and Sunday 11a.m – 4 p.m.

Zumba classesZumba summer schedule

(July) Mondays: 6:00-6:45a.m., Tuesdays: 11:30-11:50a.m. (express) Wednesdays:6:00-6:45 a.m. and 4:30-5:30p.m. at the CSJFTC Gym.

If you have questions, youmay call (601) 447-7973 oremail kfd.hyder@gmail.com.

*ZUMBA is a FREE fitnessoption to military ID cardhold-ers and Camp Shelby employ-ees. CSJFTC does not sponsoror endorse these classes.

Lowes discountLowe’s Home Improvement-

Lowe’s offers 10% militarydiscount every day to uni-formed service members.

Education CenterDefense Language Pro-

ficiency Tests (DLPTs) areavailable (computerized) at theCSJFTC-DPCA Educationcenter.

For more information con-tact the education center formore complete information onDLPTs and Oral ProficiencyInterviews (OPI). @ 601-558-2029 Bldg 1813 on 18 Street.

Golf tournamentMonday, August 29 at

Canebrake Country Club, $100per golfer or $360 per team.Registration at 12 p.m. and TeeOff at 1:00 p.m. For add’l infocontact Brenda Kirby at 601-818-7023 or Col. StevenMcCoy at 601-466-9036.Chance to win hole in oneprize- 2011 Hyundai Sonata.

TAP workshopThe ACAP Center on Camp

Shelby will hold the next quar-terly Camp Shelby 3.5-dayTAP Employment Workshop(including VA BenefitsBriefings) in the classroom inBuilding 1440, 23 – 26 Aug 11.

Classes go from 0800 –1600, Tuesday throughThursday, but only until 1000on Friday.

A variety ofclasses, includ-ing the jobsearch process,resume andcover letter pro-

duction, inter-viewing skills, net-

working, and many more, willbe taught at the workshop.

If you are planning on retir-ing or ETSing within the nextyear, please contact Ms.Kiersty Hyder, ACAPCounselor, at (601) 558-2298,to register for a mandatoryACAP Pre-separation briefingprior to registering for the 3.5-day workshop.

Please also include yourspouse in your transition fromthe military.

Spouses of transitioningSoldiers are just as eligible asSoldiers for ACAP transitionand job assistance services.

Celebrate freedomWilliam Carey University

Winters School of Music ishosting a Celebration ofFreedom concert on 11 Sept.2011, 3 p.m. at the ThomasFine Arts Auditorium at theWCU Hattiesburg Campus.

This concert will honormembers of the military, lawenforcement agencies as wellas firefighters. Admission isfree.

Pageant timeThe Leaf Foundation is pre-

senting the 2011-12 Miss LeafRiver Valley/Miss RiverlandPageant at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.11 at the Oak Grove PrimarySchool Multipurpose Center.

This event will be a MusicalTribute to America'sDefenders, and our own CampShelby Honor Guard will be inattendance.

Admission is free with a mil-itary ID and/ or a militarydependant ID.

9/11 tributesThe University of Southern

Mississippi and the City ofHattiesburg are partnering onthe National 9/11 MemorialProject during halftime of theSouthern Miss football gameagainst Louisiana Tech onSept. 3.� The USM Gulf Coast

campus is hosting its own trib-ute to 9/11 at 4 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 11 at the FlemingEducation Center Auditorium.It is free and open to the pub-lic.

Tell your storyCommand Sgt. Maj.

(Retired) Ray Cordell is nowworking for Lifetime networkand he is looking for locationsto film the next season of theirHomecomings series.

If you have Soldiers return-ing from deployment and wantto get in on this opportunity totell your Army stories, pleasecontact Ray via email at:ray.cordell@ymail.com or byphone (916) 409-5076 or (443)370-3291.

By MAJ. DEIDRE MUSGRAVECamp Shelby Public Affairs

Severe weather can be a daily occur-rence at Camp Shelby during the sum-mer months as the warm gulf air meetswith cooler air or low pressure systemsfrom the north.

When these high and low pressuresystems collide, lightning and severeweather are present.

Bob Dare of Atlanta, Ga., a repre-sentative for the company ThunderBolt International from Tampa, Fla.presented Col. Steve Parham,Commander Camp Shelby JointForces Training Center, with a comple-

mentary Thunder Bolt ExpeditionLightning Detector kit for use on thebase to ensure the safety of CSJFTC’ssoldiers and civilians on July 10.

“This is a genuine donation and wehope that if it helps at least one soldierin the future than the donation is worthit,” said Dare.

The software in this kit detects elec-tromagnetic energy that creates light-ning and has been proven to detectlightning strikes up to 75 miles away.

“This donation will be used toensure the safety of every Soldier andcivilian while training at CampShelby,” said Parham.

Technology leads the way for safety

Photo by Maj. Deidre Musgrave, CSJFTC Public AffairsLIGHTNING SAFETY... Bob Dare of Thunder Bolt International presented Col. SteveParham, Commander Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, with a complementaryThunder Bolt Expedition Lightning Detector kit for use on the base to ensure the safety ofCSJFTC’s soldiers and civilians on July 10 at Camp Shelby. Pictured above, from left, is Lt.Col. Jim Ainsworth, Bob Dare, Col. Steve Parham, and Lt. Col. David Morris.